The Rolling Stones - Hand of Fate

Black and Blue (1976)


The hand of fate is on me now
It pick me up and knock me down
I'm on the run, I'm prison bound
The hand of fate is heavy now
I killed a man, I'm highway bound
The wheel of fortune keeps turning round
Turning round, turning round
I should have known it was a one horse town

My sweet girl was once his wife
He had papers the judge had signed
The wind blew hard, it was stormy night
He shot me once, but I shot him twice
The hand of fate is on me now
It pick me up and it kicked me right down
Kicked me right down
Kicked me right down

I had to save her life
Yeah, I gunned him twice
Yeah, and I watched him die, watch out boy
Yeah, I watched him die

He was a barroom man, the violent kind
He had no love for that gal of mine
Then one day in a drinking bout
He swore he'd throw me right of town
The hand of fate is on me now
I shot that man I put him underground
I put him underground
Yes I did

I'm on the run, I hear the hounds
My luck is up, my chips are down
So goodbye baby, so long now
Wish me luck, I'm going to need it child
The hand of fate is on me now
Yeah it's too late
Too late baby, too late now
The hand of fate is on me now
The hand of fate is heavy now

It pick you up and knock you down

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[dreekd80]

let's end the whole stones/beatles thing right here. The Stones are the anti-Beatles.They are both incredible bands. They both had thier rightful and necessary place in rock and roll history and in the development of the genre. The Beatles mesage was more about the way things ought to be and the Stones was more of the way it is. Personally, I prefer the stones. They're raunchy, dirty, filthy bastards, and that's the way I like my music. Stones, The Clash, Iggy and the Stooges. C'mon with it.

[jbstonesfan]

another underrated album by the Stones. Black and Blue showed their diversity and moving into a more funk /reggae sound. The Stones have been a facrtor pretty much every decade from the 60's ....even now Jagger is more popular than ever and Keith is a best selling author. They are are true legends.

[ralphcraddock]

you said it mick, so fuck off and live in a white house with roses round the door.

[beantownbig3]

@spmauzy I agree! Ronnie's a good guitarist but after hearing the songs Wayne Perkins plays with the Stones on Black and Blue, i believe that Wayne Perkins is a good guitarist and better than Wood. His style of playing is similar to Mick Taylor in some ways.

[oclero]

Very cool guitar solo on a Mick Taylor style, maybe too much for Keith who didn't want a second Mick Taylor in the band and didn't recruit Wayne Perkins...

[whatitis117]

This kills

[beantownbig3]

i regret saying bad things about this album beforehand...such an underrated album.

[iiishaneomaciii]

one kick ass tune.

[ilupir77]

This rocks!

[mattyg0910]

oh man what a guitar tone! so sweet

[trippinonahole]

the lyrics are so bad ass

[haywood214]

One of their best songs, ever!